4+1听力口语MP3-思维 04

UNIT FOUR

Part One

Warm Up

Dialogue 1
　　A和B去上健身课，A对健身教练特别欣赏，而B却十分讨厌这种流汗的气氛。
　　

A: Isn’t he the best instructor¹? I think *he’s so ⑴ hot. ⑵Wow! I really feel energized², don’t you?
B:　I swear, *I’m going to kill you for this.
A:　What’s wrong? Didn’t you think it was fun?!
B:　Oh, yeah! I had ⑶a blast! *I love sweating like a pig with a bunch of pot bellies³ who all smell bad. Sorry, I’m just not into this health kick.
A: Oh, no, get off it. It wasn’t such a ⑷killer class. You just have to get into it. Like they say, *no pain, no gain.
B:　I am ⑸wiped out. Thank you.
A:　Look, next time get yourself some ⑹comfy shoes. You’re gonna come back again with me, aren’t you?
B:　*Never! But thank you for inviting⁴ me.
A:　⑺Come on. You’ll feel better after we hit the showers. 　

Dialogue 2
　　A(Leo)和B（John）是学校同事，Leo对另一同事Jack⁵总是把学生带到办公室，弄得办公室十分嘈杂的行为十分不满。


A: John, do you have a minute?
B: Oh, hi, Leo. Sure, *what’s up?
A: Well, I’ve been ⑴meaning to talk to you
about the situation in the office.
B:　I’m not in there very often. It’s so noisy that
I can’t work.
A:　That’s exactly what I’m getting at. ⑵We’re supposed to be able to do our preparation and marking in that office, but have you noticed? Jack constantly has students coming in to get help with his course. A lot people are going in and out.
B:　Has anybody spoken to him about it?
A:　No, not yet, but someone’s going to have to.
B: *We can’t really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we?
A: *No, of course not. But I’m not able to do my work and neither are you.
B: ⑶How about recommending him to use the storage room down the hall?
A:　Oh, that would be too small.
B: With the cabinets taken out, it might be bigger than it looks.
A: *Come to think of it, you may be on to something. ⑷Let’s go have a look.
B:　⑸Let’s rock n’ roll.
Dialogue 3
　　Frank对Kathleen倾慕以久，他很委婉地表达了自己对她的欣赏，而Kathleen的回应令他失望。


Frank: *You’re a wonderful person, Kathleen.
Kathleen: *So you are.
Frank: And I’m so honored that you would want to be with me because you would never be with anyone who wasn’t truly worthy⁶.
Kathleen: *I feel exactly the same way with you.
Frank: ⑴Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t say that. That, ⑵that makes it worse.
Kathleen: What? You don’t love me? Me, either.
Frank: You don’t love me?
Kathleen: No.
Frank: But ⑶we’re so right for each other.
Kathleen: I know, I know. Well, is there some, ⑷is there someone else? Oh, that woman on television, Sydney Ann.

Part Two

Everyday Expression
　　
　　礼貌与涵养是美国人重视的素质，直率、坦诚则是与人沟通的基石。不懂就问，耐心指导，一个良性的互动总是二者兼备。注意培养你说话的条理性。

Small Talk 1:
Julia: Would you please put that cigarette out? I get sick on it.
Peter: You do? OK, fine with me.
Julia: Thank you SO much.
Peter: But I also want ya to do me a favor.
Julia: What?
Peter: You gotta have some better deodorant⁷.
Julia: I’m sorry?!

Small Talk 2:
A: Do you mind if I get a lift in your car, please?
B: I don’t see any problem; only the car is a bit old.
A: Oh you’re so kind!
B: Get in.

Small Talk 3:
A: Any chance of using your telephone?
B: You’ve been using it for two weeks without paying.
A: Well, I thought it was not that serious.

Small Talk 4:
A: So how can I make it?
B: First you make a list of what you wanna buy…
A: But I’ve gotta have the budge⁸ before anything else.
B: Well, that’s a problem, isn’t it?

Small Talk 5:
A: Look, all you do is press that button and it’s ready to use.
B: Then what about the wire?
A: Just make sure you never touch the wire.
B: So I know. Thanks.

1 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

2 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句

3 bellies   

n.肚子( belly的名词复数 )；腹部；（物体的）圆形或凸起部份；腹部…形的

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

6 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

7 deodorant   

adj.除臭的；n.除臭剂

参考例句：

• She applies deodorant to her armpits after she showers.沐浴后，她在腋下涂上除臭剂。
• Spray deodorant and keep the silk garments dry before dressing.在穿衣之前，洒涂防臭剂并保持干燥。

8 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。